Safety mounting for lenses



Jan. 11, 1949. F. AL I 2,458,594

SAFETY MOUNTING FOR LENSES Filed Oct; 7, 1944;

Patented Jan. 11, 1949 SAFETY MOUNTING FOR LENSES Thomas F. Healy,Washington, D. C., assignor to Saf-Mont, Inc., Washington, D. ,C., acorporation of Delaware Application October 7, 1944, Serial No. 557,637

The present invention relates to a safety 1 Claim. (Cl. 88--41) mountingfor lenses, and more particularly to fold forwardly and horizontallyacross the convex' faces of the lenses comprising the spectacles toprovide a structure to prevent scratching of the lenses when thespectacles are not being used. The temple pieces, in fully folded formpreferably do not contact the convex faces of the lenses, to thusprovide a cushioning effect when the spectacles are disposed in a lenscontainer with convex faces downwardly.

Another object is to provide a pivot connection joining the temple andtemple-supporting member in such a manner that the temple is free toswing forwardly.

Still another object is to provide a pivot connection in a mountingassembly for spectacle lenses in such a combined relationship that thesaid pivot will preferably first engage any fiat surface upon which themounted lenses are horizontally disposed with convex surfaces downward.

Another object is to provide a safety mounting assembly for spectaclelenses of such structure that the lenses are more completely protectedagainst breakage when the spectacles are disposed in the ordinaryspectacle container now employed in the art.

The broad concept of this invention embraces the feature of providing a,lens mounting having the point of connection between the temple pieceand the temple support forwardly of the concave face of the lens of themounting and preferably at a point slightly further forward than theforemost portion of the convex face of said lens.

The mounting of the invention broadly comprises a pair of templesupports, a pair of temple members, pivot means associated with each ofsaid temple supports, and said pivot means each being disposed forwardlyof its corresponding temple support. By the term temple support I meanto include all conventional means for supporting a temple. For example,I intend to include frames for rimmed as well as rimless spectacles. Bypivot means I intend to include any means which will permit a templemember to fold I 2 across the convex face of a lens, and preferably tofold horizontally.

I am fully aware of such patents as U. S. Patent No. 121,779.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description thereof and from the claim appended thereto.

In the drawing, in which three forms of my invention are shown,andwherein like numerals refer to like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several views: H I

Figure 1 is atop plan of the safety mounting for spectacles and embodiesthe invention,

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the mounting,

shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention,

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the mounting 2. and temple support.

Referring nowto the drawing, andzmore particularly to Figures 1 and 2,the numeral 10 indicates an ophthalmic lens preferably drilled at.

only one point, as H. Inasmuch as the structure of mounting is identicalrelative to both lenses, the description thereof will be limited to onlyone lens.

The numeral 12 generally indicates a lens supporting means for holdingthe lenses in spaced alignment and in secured together relationship. Thecentral lens supporting means l2 consists of a central bridge portion.l3 adapted to fit over the nose of the person wearing the spectacles,guard means l4 adapted to fit on the sides of the nose and strap meansl5, anchored to the lens I!) at the hole H in any suitable conventionalmanner. The lens supporting means l2 does not per se constitute a partof this invention. Any suitable means known in the art for securingtogether spectacle lenses can'be employed in the practice of theinvention.

A temple-supporting wire I6 is secured to the lens supporting means I 2in any suitable manner as by soldering. Said wire l6 preferably followsthe contour of the upper edge portion of the lens 5 8 and extends beyondthe edge of said lens ill at a point remote from the lens supportingmeans The wire I6 is preferably bent around the outer peripheral edge ofthe lens in and forwardly to terminate in a pivot portion P. The pivotportion P preferably extends forwardly relative to the convex face ofthe lens I0, so that when the spectacles are disposed horizontally upona flat surface, the pivot portion P first engages the surface thereof.

The pivot portion P may comprise any pivot means whiqh, will Permit eaiementpf, he, temple ll'for'wardly aridfacros'the conv exffac'e,

of the lens 'lb." Iii Figure 6, I--have=shewn the temple member ll asterminating at one end thereof with disc Ila, and stop means or detent"[1b. In Figure 6 I have shown theternplesup porting member I6terminating in a bifurcated portion Ilia. The portion flit lfgablyfengafin portion Mia and is securedt ereinbyn'iean of any stop screw l6b.

With reference to figure 5, it is to be noted that the temple member I!can swing horizontally and forwardly across the convex face of the lensThe detent means 'llb limits thecircul ar movement or" the "templel'l-b' 'enga' rig-viii portion ofarmlfi.

*Referrlng to Figures 3 and 4, I have s flown M modified form of myinvention wherein'the"p"vot meafiF'is s'equre'g to apbrtibn' 1's "whichablyehgages ma atth '9 lf f $9 32 9? The pivot means E extends forwardlyof the lens i oay'an'd preferably first-engages a; fiat'sfi face whenthe" spectafl''s" are "clisposd' hori'zb tally thereon. The pivot meansP maW ferwaraiy'aoan de ired a'ngierrom porno The remaining'structuref"of" tiie riieii 't e shewnaw'righres 3'arid4iscbhveiltionaind does not constitute a part of my went es. E61purptse-firiniistratidn'i'r naive shown thesieparts similarly to thepartsshown in metre steed rectangularly, or in any tiqnaf hapes -Ifnesire sucli a's" plastics, may

Broadly, this invention relates to the feature of disposing the pivotalconnection between a temple and the temple support, forwardly of thetemple support, so that said pivot will preferably first engage a flatsurface when the mounting is disposed horizontally thereon, and also topermit the said temple to fold forwardly rather than rearwardly as isnow the co nventional practice.

various inodificationsflof this' invention will be apparenttothoseskilleddn the art, without departing from the spirit of thisinvention, and it is intended to be limited only by the scope of theappended'clalmi What I claim invention:

Safe ctades'bomprising, in combination, a pair qttemples, a: pair oflenses each having a concave and a convex side, means to secure saidle'nses'together, pair of flexible temple-supporting members eachassociated with one of said lenses and being adapted to flexindependently rela x t he et aea 9 s id, m mer ing g le t f i, 6 2beyond" the e r d; thereon wi 'ex we arm 'of saj" temples be n attacheduppgifi i s, m mbe "ch sjdesig'ne'd to perex vi a ros t e f e memberseict'eri di'ng from the concave sidefof es

